After giving several interviews on why he considers himself a male feminist, including going on Ellen and an article in The Daily Beast, Gordon-Levitt is responding to fan questions about his comments. While many of his fans have reached out with their positive feedback, the actor says he has also discovered a great amount of anti-feminist sentiment.

Instead of biting back at his critics, the actor has decided to use his latest artistic project, an online collaborative production company called hitRECord, to explore the topic of feminism and invite everyone — whether they're fans of him or not — to weigh in by uploading a video of themselves expressing their thoughts on the issue.

Gordon-Levitt has prompted all who watch to answer two questions: What does feminism mean to you, and whether or not you are a feminist. The production company is beginning its second season of their television show, hitRECord on TV, which airs on Pivot. Each episode in the season has a theme, and Gordon-Levitt hopes to use the videos fans send in to air during the "Mom" themed episode.

"It's complicated, and I grant that it's complicated and I think that it's a really great thing for us all to be talking about," says Gordon-Levitt in the video.

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